Visiting Student Elective in Emergency Medicine

Course Name: Visiting Student Elective in Emergency Medicine
Course Number: EMED-442
Director: David Lane, MD (Visiting students should communicate with the Director regarding availability well in advance of their planned rotation.)
Email: david.lane@gunet.georgetown.edu
Prerequisites: Open to fourth year medical students from AAMC member medical schools
Offered: June-November, January & February every academic year
Location: Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Duration: 4 weeks

Description

Georgetown University School of Medicine is one of a minority of medical schools that includes Emergency Medicine as a core clerkship for all 4th year medical students. Our residents and faculty believe that emergency medicine is a vital component of medical education that exposes students to the full spectrum of acute pathology. EM medical students see a spectrum of undifferentiated and undiagnosed patients, participate in rapid assessment, stabilization and treatment of a variety of problems. The student will work closely with EM residents and will have many opportunities to spend one-on-one shifts with attending physicians.Visiting students complete clinical shifts in both urban emergency departments, participate in simulation teaching sessions, attend a toxicology session at the National Capitol Poison Center, and attend weekly EM residency conferences.